Hi Its Thursday July something!!!!!

Prayers are being said for you, my dear Annette.

Crohn's can be treated but you have to watch it carefully. I know that you do what you are suppose to do so you should be fine.

My niece was born on Halloween..and her name is Autumn too. She was adopted and we got her Christmas Eve. My DS and BIL didn't know when she/he would be born so they had names for a boy and girl picked out. They decided on Autumn Elise and here she was born on Halloween..how strange is that. But...back to what I was going to tell you. She is going to be 29 years old and I have always told her that she is my witch...sometimes a good witch and sometimes a bad one. Just thought I would make you smile.

I am sending love and hugs to you, sweet lady of ours.

Morning Carla, George & OFFr's,

Been a while, sounds like you had a nice evening, minus the sunburn, water temps here are still in the low 70s and chilly!

You sure do get around girlfriend, I'm just a wee bit jealous ;)

Anyway, it's Thursday and I am glad we are one day closer to Friday, I was hoping to make a quick, 4-day weekend trip to Florida to see my daughters and grands before they go back to school on the 24th of August and who I have not seen since Thanksgiving, but because of a bankruptcy case that will be filing next month and my daughter's schedule, it will not be happening, I'm a bit bummed, but the good part is I am employed.

Nothing else much happening here, work and looking forward to the weekend.

Hugs, prayers and positive thoughts, Laureen

HI all.  
We got back from our  trip to ks.  on  Tues  got 3 hrs from home where mom lives and had car trouble  a big boo boo.    Its a good thing our other car was over there as hubby had to be back to work yesterday!    My nephew can use the extra  $$ for fixing our car.      Back and leg pain kicking up with all the driving and sitting so didn't do much yesterday so  today  have to unpack and do laundry and put away.   If I can get out from under a few cats!   my babies don't like me being gone!
Prayers for all those who need them>
   Have a great Thurs everyone

morning!
hugs and prayers.........

Woke up last night at 4AM with my leg really hurting.  Did too much walking yesterday.  took a Darvocet and it doesn't hurt anymore but I am dizzy.

Have a Finance meeting tonight that may not be pretty.  They are not going to be able to keep me after this year.  I am going to suggest lowering their statud to a probationary or local pastor or charge.  They just can't afford an elder.  Sad, because they like me and I like it here. Oh, well, at least it lasted 3 years.

Hope you all have a good day.  

Finished packing and am drinking my coffee.  Today, I fly out of Northwest Arkansas and am on my way to Minnesota.  I don't think that I have ever been there but am looking forward to less humidity and less heat.  When we left Philly on Tuesday, there was a little breeze and it was 80 degrees.  When we arrived in NWArkansas, it was 101 degrees and the humidity was so thick you could drink it with a straw and it was 9:00 PM.  I kid you not.  Yesterday, it was 105 on the bank marque.  I"m sure I mispelled marque.  Anyway, I'm looking forward to another break from these triple digits. 

I don't know if you guys know this or not, but I have a terrible phobia about flying and about boating.  Now, the boating thing has more to do with motion sickness because I  can swim and figure if the boat wrecks, well, first what is it going to hit that I cannot get a way from and second, I am not going to get too far away from land that I cannot swim back and finally I ain't going to be in no water that houses fish that are big enough to eat me or lizards with teeth big enough to eat me.  That excludes all sal****er and those lakes and streams around where the gators live.  But flying, well, I get the motion sickness and I get the anxiety that just about makes me nuts, so I have to be medicated before I will even pull into the parking lot.  So, today, I will eat 100 mgs of xanax and when we get on the plane, I will sleep from take off to landing and hopefully the xanax will wear off before I need to do any major manipulation of my limbs.  I know, what a cry baby.  I just don't understand how a big silver bus with two iffy looking wings, filled with people and luggage and lots of fuel can stay up in the air for so long. I'm thinking there has to be this balance and if I breath too much or not enough the balance is broken and the plane will think oh **** here we go and we will spiral down out of control and land in water where big fish and giant lizards live and if I survive, they will eat me.  I kid you not, that is how I think.  Breathe, it will be okay.  You have meds.  Okay, I'll stop.

Other than that, I'm fine.  I should get to Mineesota by oneish and get settled in the hotel and take off for the conference doings.  There will be a lot of walking, a lot of meeting new and old friends, and hopefully, I will make more contacts that will help me professionally and give me insight into what it takes to be a writing administrator. 

Hope you guys have a fabulous day and if you are in the north and see a plane that is looking a little freaky, get your binocs and see if you can see me clinging to the window. 

Peace.

Besides the meds, that really don't help me much, I take my pillow and hold it over my face (embarrassing my husband and daughter) and cry into it. My dtr pats me and tells me it will be OK and husband pats my other side and says same stuff...once we are in the air for a bit I calm down but my eyes are still bugged out.....

Morning all...gotta get up to the mean horrible treadmill....have a good day, guys!

Cheryl

I used to be almost as bad.  I didn't put apillow over my head but dug hard enough to draw blood from whoever was sitting next to me.  I'm much better now.  Air Tran has XM radio and I wear head phones and read a book now and try not to pay attention.  But, when she first takes off and shutters like she is falling apart.........

Jeannie i know  it scares you but you sure gave me a good laugh this morning. Your visuals with words are so funny, the big fish and lizards lol....anyway just breath normal and the plane will be fine ok?  hope you have a great time in Mi.  

Have you ever tried bonine for motion sickness?  It works well for folks I've given it to.  It lasts 12 hours and does not make you drowsy.